Obituaries

  1. January 5, 2026

    Obituary — L. Rowell Huesmann and Alice Lynn Graham Huesmann

    Alice Lynn “Penny” Graham Huesmann died Nov. 21, 2025, at the age of 83. L. Rowell Huesmann followed her unexpectedly and peacefully at his home Dec. 21, 2025, at the age of 82.

  2. December 5, 2025

    Obituary — Stephen Pollock

    Stephen Michael Pollock, who in 1969 joined the faculty at U-M as a professor of operations and industrial engineering, died Nov. 13.

  3. October 23, 2025

    Harold R. Johnson, first African American dean at U-M, dies at 99

    Harold Robert Johnson, the first African American dean at the University of Michigan, died Oct. 13 at the age of 99 at his home in Ann Arbor, after a short illness.

  4. October 21, 2025

    Obituary — Robert H. Bartlett, ‘Father of ECMO,’ dies at 86

    Robert H. Bartlett, an active emeritus surgeon at Michigan Medicine and professor at the Medical School, died Oct. 20 after a long illness.

  5. September 10, 2025

    Obituary – Janet H. Lawrence

    Emeritus faculty member Janet Lawrence passed away on Aug. 26, 2025 in Hanover, New Hampshire, at the age of 80.

  6. September 2, 2025

    Obituary — John C. Bilello

    John Charles Bilello, age 86, died peacefully at his home in Dexter, Michigan, on Aug. 19 with his loving wife, Mary, by his side.

  7. August 25, 2025

    Obituary — Kenneth Lyman Casey

    Kenneth Lyman Casey, who came to U-M as an associate professor of physiology in 1966 and eventually became chief of neurology at the Ann Arbor V.A. Medical Center, died Aug. 9.

  8. July 15, 2025

    Remembering Hae Mi Choe, a trailblazer in pharmacy practice

    Hae Mi Choe died July 12 after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of leukemia. Choe served as associate dean for pharmacy innovations and partnerships at the College of Pharmacy.

  9. June 30, 2025

    Obituary — Sylvia M. “Trude” Vick

    Sylvia M. “Trude” Vick died peacefully June 21, 2025, at the age of 78, surrounded by loved ones in her hometown of Ypsilanti, Michigan.

  10. June 24, 2025

    Obituary — Mark A. Chesler

    Mark A. Chesler, professor emeritus of sociology, died the morning of June 5, 2025, surrounded by his family.